Connectivity

Google recently held meetings with major media companies that own television networks, signaling the race to sell services via the Internet.

SES could be in for a challenging couple of years. A new research report by Morgan Stanley has moved SES to an “underweight” rating. The report highlights a number of risks that could impact the operator in the near future.

Boeing and Panasonic are preparing to open a new market for eXConnect, Panasonic’s secure, satellite-based, in-flight broadband service.

Cobham will feature a new wireless HD COFDM camera transmitter at IBC 2013.

iDirect announced that it has moved its Canadian office to the nation's capital, strengthening its commitment to the Canadian satellite communications market.

MACOM, a supplier of high performance RF, microwave, and millimeter wave products, announced a new integrated SPDT switch and Low Noise Amplifier (LNA), with bypass mode, for WLAN 802.11a,n,ac network applications.

The U.S. Navy, Lockheed Martin, United Launch Alliance (ULA) and U.S. Air Force principals are preparing for the launch of the second Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite.

Satellite technology has allowed British adventurer Adrian Hayes and his team to document their travel to K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth, on the border of Pakistan and China.

SES and MNC Sky Vision have reached an agreement to provide capacity on the SES 7 satellite to support Indonesian satellite pay-TV provider Indovision’s future Chinese-language Direct-to-Home (DTH) package.

Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS), a German air navigation service provider, plans to implement satellite-based precision landing in 2014.